packie

The word "packie" is a New England term for a liquor store. It's short for "package store", which is defined as "A place which sells prepackaged alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere".

There are plenty of liquor stores which call themselves liquor stores; these are usually your standard, well-lit, medium-to-large liquor stores. A packie is usually a small, cramped place, called something like "Mike's Package Store", with low prices advertised in 3-foot-tall letters on paper signs which cover all the windows. Nine times out of ten, the guy behind the counter will be Mike, or a relative of his.